A typical college student might resort to pizza or mac & cheese for an easy meal, but as an international student, I know there is no comfort food like the dishes I grew up eating in China.
To satisfy my cravings for the taste of rice, I have simplified the traditional Cantonese style clay pot rice into a dish that I can make in my dorm. This recipe can be made within half an hour, only using a rice cooker. I bought all of my ingredients at Lee’s Oriental Market, a 15 minute walk away from my campus, but all ingredients can easily be found in your local Asian grocery store.
"Clay Pot" Rice with Chinese Sweet Sausage
- Prep Time:5 minutes
- Cook Time:25 minutes
- Total Time:30 minutes
- Servings:2-3
- Medium
- 2 cup rice
- 2 cup water
- 2-3 links Chinese sweet sausages (Cantonese style)
- 5 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 heads bok choy
Ingredients
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Step 1
Wash the vegetables and boil water in the rice cooker.
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Step 2
Add bok choy or your choice of veggies into the boiling water, and boil for 2-3 minutes.
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Step 3
Rinse the rice about three times then add the dry rice to a bowl and fill it with water. Use your hands to move the rice around in the bottom of the bowl.
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Step 4
Carefully, pour out the starchy water, making sure not to pour out the rice too. Repeat until the water is clear.
#SpoonTip: Remember, this is an essential step to get rid of the dirt and extra starch from the rice.
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Step 5
Add water to your cleaned rice (usually one cup rice with one cup water, but you can change the amount of water depending on your personal preference).
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Step 6
Dump it into the rice cooker bowl and press ‘Cook’.
#SpoonTip: Soaking the rice an hour beforehand will create stickier and fluffier taste.
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Step 7
When the rice is almost cooked (when there is still a little water left in the rice cooker), add sausage links on top of the rice.
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Step 8
Once the rice is done, take out the sausage links and cut them on a diagonal (about 1/4 inch wide).
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Step 9
Add the sliced sausages and cooked vegetable to the rice.
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Step 10
Pour soy sauce and olive oil into the rice. Season to taste.
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Step 11
Mix everything together. Let the rice sit for 3-5 minutes before serving.